El Rufai Thinks He Is Now The Almighty God As He Demolishes Shi’ite Properties (PHOTOS)

Governor Nasir El Rufai of Kaduna State is on a destructive show of power against the leading Shi’ite sect in Nigeria by ordering that all properties, worship centres, schools, tombs, and even a cemetery belonging to the Islamic Movement of Nigeria be demolished and destroyed by the Kaduna State Urban and Physical Development Agency (KASUPDA).

Following a street clash, earlier in December, between the sects members and the Nigerian Army in Zaria, following which the army conducted a house-by-house raid on the sect, killing over 800 members in cold blood, Nasir El Rufai went on television and declared the group guilty and promised to “end this problem once and for all” as he repeated the dubious claim by the army that there was an assassination attempt on the life of the Chief of Army Staff.

Use and Kill: Leading Shi’ite cleric Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky being wooed by Nasir El Rufai during the 2015 campaigns

In a statement signed by Ibrahim Musa, president of the Media Forum of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, El Rufai ordered KASUPDA to “demolish all the properties belonging to the Islamic Movement in Nigeria” in the state. On December 23, the group alleges that under the protection of Nigerian Army and the Nigeria’s Secret Police, the Department of State Security Services (DSS), officials of KASUPDA “razed to ground” what remained of the sect’s Husainiyya Islamic centre.

“We are particularly irked by the demolition of our newly bought property adjacent the Husainiyya Baqiyyatullah, a former NTC compound, which they did yesterday. That compound has been in existence since the colonial times,” the statement said.

“Governor Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai didn’t stopped at that, his government’s KASUPDA demolished our Fudiyya Islamic centre, where we were holding our Islamic programmes before relocating to Husainiyya about five years ago. That building was also duly occupied by us and was built by the owner over thirty years ago. It was in the midst of other people’s houses.

“KASUPDA also demolished the family house of Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky wherein the remains of his mother who died a year ago lies. The house is located in Jushi Qtrs of Tudun wada Zaria.

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Sheikh Ibraheem El Zakzaky shot after Nigerian troops invaded him home and killed his son and wife and hundreds of his followers

Sheikh Ibraheem Zakzaky shot and dumped in a wheel barrow after Nigerian troops invaded him home and killed his son and wife and hundreds of his followers | Facebook

“We condemn this act of brutality against the Islamic movement. This atrocity is a pointer to the fact that, while the government is busy telling the public that they want peace to prevail after the massacre, but at the same time it is out to provoke us more.

“We believe if the government is truly searching for avenues for peaceful resolution to this crisis, the government should be seen by all to be following due process in whatever breach they are accusing the Movement,” the statement said.

The group called on El Rufai “to desist from exploiting our patience and endurance and stop further destruction of our properties”.

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Home of Sheikh Ibraheem Zakzaky demolished by Nigerian troops after clashes with army| Facebook

Home of Sheikh Ibraheem Zakzaky in Zaria before clashes with army | Facebook

But the video released by the army doesn’t prove its claim. It only shows some of Buraitai’s men negotiating for passage, presumably for their boss, and being declined. It doesn’t show the arrival of the army boss to the scene, neither does it show the alleged assassination attempt. It doesn’t show the troops engaging the unruly youth.

Two videos have emerged showing the extent of human rights abusescommitted in Zaria by the Nigerian Army. Unlike the ‘promotional’ video shot through the eyes of the troops which has been traced to Army Spokesman, Colonel Sani Usman, these videos paint an unsettling picture of a siege on unarmed civilians by a bloodthirsty army, these videos are those recorded by eye-witnesses to these crimes.

In one of the videos, shared by Reports Afrique, soldiers are seen laying a firing squad around a Shi’ite shrine. in preparation of an onslaught on the sect. The second video shows soldiers going house-by-house committing acts of murder as the victims scream in helplessness.

3 COMMENTS

Reading this write up its very clear that the writer is agitating on behalf of the Shiite group, well only Allah knows what nobody know. It is very clear that both party have their fault but I’ll blame the group for even blocking the passage of the convoy at first taking into consideration the circumstances surrounding the North East Boko Haram issue and remembering that the road is not their own property but government.

The writer is advocating for nobody. The writer is reporting the news and sadly, the news is about the unconscionable human rights abuses perpetrated by the Nigerian Army and then, the Governor of Kaduna, Nasir El Rufai.

If you think it is right for soldiers to invade people’s homes and slaughter 800 people, including women and children for doing nothing but belonging to a religious sect – then you need to have your head examined. If you also think it is right for a government to demolish the properties of a religious sect because a few youth blocked the road, you do need to bring yourself to a point where you can examine the facts and be rational.

There is nothing lawful about the military wasting the lives of these people. There is nothing lawful about the current revenge mission by Nasir El Rufai. Anybody who cannot see that needs to go back to school and get a proper education.

I just think one day, everyone is going to answer to their maker because all these morons that cannot create a life would just give orders to go and wipe out a certain tribe, faith or etc but there is always a judgement day because no man whatsoever has the right to takes any other persons life..